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West Ham’s narrow win over Swansea should now see the team safe from any danger of relegation. The 1-0 win was their first victory in eight games and moves them eight points clear of the bottom three. Swansea remain in the final relegation place due to this defeat, which is their fourth in five games. They are still two points from safety due to other results. Chelsea won their 24th game this season to reinstate the seven point…

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West Ham boss Slaven Bilic may be the one inflicting relegation woe on another manager next week when the Hammers go to rock-bottom Sunderland in a Premier League encounter that may drive another nail in the Black Cats’ top flight coffin. Just days after escaping from the threat of being perilously close to the bottom three, Bilic’s side provide the opposition at the Stadium of Light against under-fire David Moyes’ outfit. Bilic managed to motivate his side with enough inspiration…

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James Collins’ remarkable form since returning to the injury stricken Hammers defence is causing a Slaven Bilic re-think over the veteran defender. The Ginger Pele, 33, was a colossus in the defence against Swansea and has drawn incredible admiration for  his performances over three matches in eight days since his recall. The Hammers loyalist is […]

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Zaza scored twice away at Granada in La Liga on Sunday and got the opener when Valencia beat Real Madrid in February. His contract with the Spanish club will run until June 2021.

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The Italy international has penned a contract with Los Che until 2021 after the Spanish club activated their option to sign him from Juventus

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Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian says he is ready to give his all when called upon again by boss Jose Mourinho.

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West Ham beat 18th-placed Swansea City 1-0 at the weekend to end a five-game losing streak and move up to 14th in the table, eight points above the Premier League relegation zone.

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A win is a win and, make no mistake, our 1-0 victory against a very poor Swansea side was a huge result for the club. Whilst perhaps not deserving of the hype that built over the week leading up to the fixture, it was nonetheless a massive confidence boost for everyone concerned with West Ham, not least the players. The three points sees a healthy gap open up between us and the…

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Given everything we read on social media I was pleasantly surprised to hear the audible crowd support for Slaven Bilic. Even before Kouyate’s crucial goal sections of the London Stadium home crowd were singing “Super Slav, Super Slav, Super Slaven Bilic”.  The song was repeated several things during the game against Swansea City long before we […]

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Slaven Bilic is edging ever closer to his minimum points target of 40 and there can be no complacency after Saturdays excellent result. Speaking in his Manager on Monday column to the official site he said: ““We need this week in, week out. It’s three points, but over a season you need 50, 55, 60. […]

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James Collins was my outstanding man of the match on Saturday but that is as much as for what he did off the ball as on it. The Ginger Pele reminded us of his no-nonsense defensive skills at the weekend when he cleared ball after ball way up the pitch or into the crowd. Each clearance was […]

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Kante? Hazard? Alli? Zlatan? Who should be named on the PFA Players’ Player of the Year shortlist? Have your say here…

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Arsenal subs have scored more goals than any other club in the Premier league this season – but Burnley’s have netted the most match-winners.

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West Ham will head for Sunderland with a major  injury/suspension crisis on their hands. Despite many believing this is the game from which they could and perhaps should secure total safety, the absentee list is horrific. And with James Collins having issued a cry for nobody to hide behind Slav, this game may well become […]

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James Collins has told the world that some Hammers players have been hiding behind the manager and that it has to stop. Don’t you just love Ginge! He was as brave with his words as he was on the pitch against Swansea telling  the fans: “It is easy to hide ­behind the manager.” Bilic has […]

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JAMIE REDKNAPP: If you asked at the start of the season whether Paul Pogba or Dele Alli would be worth more come May, the Frenchman would have won every time. Not any more.

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SAM CUNNINGHAM AT THE LONDON STADIUM: The Croatian was under pressure following five straight defeats but victory against fellow strugglers Swansea means they’re virtually safe.

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The Hammers’ 1-0 win over Swansea means they will probably avoid relegation, with their manager insisting the experience can make his team stronger Slaven Bilic once said he prefers to live life “on the front line”. He is not a man who believes sitting back and relaxing, having a pleasant time, is the way to get the most of the world. Given the season that West Ham are enduring, that might be just as…

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The cries for Adrian to return as the Irons first choice keeper grow louder and given the uncertainty we continue to see from Darren Randolph that’s hardly surprising. There were moments in the second half on Saturday, as Swansea mounted some pressure, when he looked more at sea than an ocean going liner. Two crosses […]

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Well what an eventful day that was. Almost every West Ham fan that I spoke to before the game described their state of mind as being ‘nervous’ and I completely understood why. Not to put too finer point on it this game was a must win and an absolute humdinger in terms of us staying […]

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I’ve known Robbie Savage for many years and despite the seriously bad press he often gets from the fans it really is ill deserved. To be fair he’s a top lad who loves a laugh. However, you don’t really need an opinion when Sav is around. He  has them all and in this video he […]

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Mark Noble has thanked the fans for their fantastic support  during yesterday’s game and said: “That was probably the best atmosphere, for a game of that pressure against Swansea, that we have played in at this Stadium and I thought the fans were great and really helped.” Talking to West Ham TV he said: “I […]

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Frank Lampard was on Goals on Sunday to discuss a range of subjects around the past, present and future.

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Senegal midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate lashed a powerful drive past goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski moments before half-time to secure a vital 1-0 win for West Ham on Saturday afternoon.

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Hammers keep solid clean sheet James Collins and Jose Fonte enjoyed a much more enjoyable afternoon in just their third game as a centre back pairing, as did the whole back four against the Swans. Fonte managed to keep his first clean sheet in Claret and Blue as we kept our first clean sheet in eleven games as a team. The back four was barely troubled by the Swans attack yesterday, as we were …

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Let’s start by looking at the key statistics from yesterday’s vital 1-0 win over Swansea City. Possession One main downfall in our recent poor form has been our lack of possession, however yesterday; we were able to use the lack of keep ball to our advantage. The visiting Swans had the edge over possession, with 53.9 percent to our 46.1 percent possession. Despite the Welsh side keeping the ball more, they rarely threatened us…

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